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- 92 & 16 Meyatas
Those came out great!!!!
NB MX-5 Hey, it's Minnie!
- Thread starter chiefmg
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Had some medical appointments that occupied my time this morning. When I got home I shot the spats with four coats of clear. I think they came out decent. After that, I had one more task to accomplish.
When I cut off the bottom of the spats I lost two of the threaded inserts (per side) that dcbe provides to allow you to use screws to attach them to the bumper along with any double-sided tape you want to use. One of the inserts got cut in half because I didn’t see it was in line with my saw. I was able to salvage the other one and held onto it. These inserts are brass, threaded M3 on the inside with some sort of knurling on the outside to hold it in the material. I picked a spot low on the spat and eyeballed the location for the first one. Measured distances so I could drill the other spat in the same spot. The insert measured 3.75mm OD. I don’t have many metric drill bits, but I do have a number drill index. I just pulled a bit that was close and gave it a shot. I then progressively went up in size until I got to one that let me mount the insert snugly (that ended up being #21). Here’s a picture of how that looks:
My plan is to get these mounted to the car tomorrow. No pictures until then, you’ll just have to hold on to your excitement.
When I cut off the bottom of the spats I lost two of the threaded inserts (per side) that dcbe provides to allow you to use screws to attach them to the bumper along with any double-sided tape you want to use. One of the inserts got cut in half because I didn’t see it was in line with my saw. I was able to salvage the other one and held onto it. These inserts are brass, threaded M3 on the inside with some sort of knurling on the outside to hold it in the material. I picked a spot low on the spat and eyeballed the location for the first one. Measured distances so I could drill the other spat in the same spot. The insert measured 3.75mm OD. I don’t have many metric drill bits, but I do have a number drill index. I just pulled a bit that was close and gave it a shot. I then progressively went up in size until I got to one that let me mount the insert snugly (that ended up being #21). Here’s a picture of how that looks:
My plan is to get these mounted to the car tomorrow. No pictures until then, you’ll just have to hold on to your excitement.
